Jessica Booker
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Agree with Jaysen on this. To add what he has said, it is sometimes the things that you think are not that extra-ordinary that actually are. For me the type of things I would expect (or maybe hope) to see in this section are:
- Were you promoted in that job in retail/in a pub? Or did you win that "employee of the month" award?
- Have you overcome a massive fear by chucking yourself into something (like a bungee jump)?
- Did you teach yourself something - e.g. a language, musical instrument, art etc (ie you didn't take lessons, you completely taught yourself)?
- Have you cared for a family member whilst juggling academic or work commitments?
- Have you gone against the grain - everyone told you that you couldn't do something, but you went and did it anyway
Mine would be as simple as explaining how I got my work ethic - I have worked from the age of 12 and done some weird any wonderful jobs along the way that my application wouldn't necessarily show. I'd use a section like this to highlight that crazy uniqueness, even if the jobs themselves seem far more "ordinary" to people
- Were you promoted in that job in retail/in a pub? Or did you win that "employee of the month" award?
- Have you overcome a massive fear by chucking yourself into something (like a bungee jump)?
- Did you teach yourself something - e.g. a language, musical instrument, art etc (ie you didn't take lessons, you completely taught yourself)?
- Have you cared for a family member whilst juggling academic or work commitments?
- Have you gone against the grain - everyone told you that you couldn't do something, but you went and did it anyway
Mine would be as simple as explaining how I got my work ethic - I have worked from the age of 12 and done some weird any wonderful jobs along the way that my application wouldn't necessarily show. I'd use a section like this to highlight that crazy uniqueness, even if the jobs themselves seem far more "ordinary" to people